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ELECTRIC RANGE
®
ARCHITECT SERIES II
Use & Care Guide
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Models KERS807 KESK901 KESS907 KESS908 Y
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TABLE OF CONTENTS RANGE SAFETY .............................................................................3 OVEN USE.....................................................................................19 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3 Aluminum Foil.............................................................................19 Bakeware....................................................................................19 PARTS AND FEATU
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RANGE SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately DANG
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, ■ Protective Liners – Do not use aluminum foil to line surface injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow unit drip bowls or oven bottoms, except as suggested in basic precautions, including the following: the manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in a risk of electric shock, or fire. ■ WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY ■ Gl
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PARTS AND FEATURES This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed. The locations and appearances of the features shown here may not match those of your model. Glass Touch-Activated Electronic Oven Control Panel (Models KESS908 and YKESS908) A CLEAN TIME NIGHT PROBE TEMP LIGHT MIN HR SEC MIN F C DELAY HR MIN START STOP ON CONTROL COOK TIME TIME TIME LOCKED MED LOW HI B A. Oven display B. Oven control panel Glass Touch-Activate
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Range E A F G B H I J K L C M D A. Dual-size oval element E. Dual-size element J. Temperature probe jack Parts and Features (not shown) B. Triple-size element F. Electronic cooktop touch controls not shown K. Door gasket C. Anti-tip bracket G. Ceramic surface cooking area (on some models) L. Model and serial number D. Warming drawer H. Oven control panel Broiler pan and grid M. Oven door window I. Automatic oven light switch/ Roasting rack self-clean latch Temperature probe Oven Interior A B C
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Glass Touch-Activated Electronic Oven Control/Cooktop Knob Control Models Electronic Custom Control Knob (Models KERS807, YKERS807, KESS907 and YKESS907) A B CLEAN TIME NIGHT PROBE TEMP LIGHT MIN HR SEC MIN F DELAY C HR MIN CONTROL START STOP ON LOCKED COOK TIME TIME TIME MED LOW HI C D E F G A. Surface locator and indicator light D. Left front cooktop element control F. Right front cooktop element control (dual-size element) (single element) B. Oven display E. Oven control panel G. Right
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Range D E F A G H I B J K C A. Dual-size element D. Ceramic surface cooking area H. Automatic oven light switch/ Parts and Features not shown (rear element also dual on self-clean latch (on some models) E. Selectable simmer feature electronic control models) (available on standard control I. Door gasket Broiler pan and grid B. Anti-tip bracket models) Roasting rack J. Model and serial number Temperature probe C. Warming drawer F. Hot surfaces indicator lights K. Oven door window Simmer feature s
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COOKTOP USE ■ Determine flatness by placing the straight edge of a ruler across the bottom of the cookware. While you rotate the ruler, Ceramic Glass no space or light should be visible between it and the (on some models) cookware. The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. It ■ Cookware designed with slightly indented bottoms or small may cycle on and off to maintain the selected heat level. expansion channels can be used. It is normal for the surface of light colored c
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Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. Home Canning SETTING RECOMMENDED USE When canning for long periods, alternate the use of surface cooking areas, elements or surface burners between batches. DUAL and TRIPLE- ■ Large diameter cookware. This allows time for the most recently used areas to cool. SIZE ELEMENTS ■ Large quantities of food. ■ Center the canner on the grate or largest surface cooking ■ Home canning. area or element. On electric cooktops, canners should not
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To Use: 1. Touch ON/OFF. 2. Touch the “+” pad twice for KEEP WARM. When finished cooking, touch ON/OFF to turn surface cooking A area off. B C Simmer The Simmer function is available on all the surface cooking elements. It has an adjustable heat setting for more precise : simmer control. A. Single size Three levels of simmer are available. The recommended setting B. Dual size will vary depending on the quantity and density of the food being C. Triple size cooked as well as the size and sh
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M R E M M I S Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. Hot Surface Indicator Lights SETTING RECOMMENDED USE The Hot Surface Indicator Lights are located next to each of the DUAL-SIZE ELEMENT ■ Large diameter cookware. cooktop touch controls. The Hot Surface Indicator Lights will glow as long as any surface cooking area is too hot to touch, ■ Large quantities of food. even after the surface cooking area(s) is turned off. ■ Home canning. A HI ■ Bring liquid to a boil. MED- H
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M R E M M I S The Dual-Size Elements offer flexibility depending on the size of Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. the cookware. Single size can be used in the same way as a SETTING RECOMMENDED USE regular element. The dual size combines both the single and outer element and is recommended for larger size cookware. LO ■ Water-based foods such as chicken noodle soup. To Use SINGLE: ■ Bringing water to boil. 1. Push in and turn knob counterclockwise from the OFF posit
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Med Med Lo Lo Med Med Lo Lo OFF OFF Cooktop Controls - Standard Knobs WARNING A B Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. A. Single size B. Dual size Failure to do so can result in death or fire. The Dual-Size Elements offer flexibility depending on the size of The cooktop controls can be set to anywhere between HI and the cookware. Single size can be used in the same way as a LO. regular element. The dual size combines both the single and outer element and is recommended for la
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GLASS TOUCH-ACTIVATED ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Style 1 (Electronic Touch Activated and Electronic Knob Control Systems) C D E F G CLEAN TIME NIGHT PROBE TEMP LIGHT MIN HR SEC MIN F DELAY C H HR MIN START STOP CONTROL ON COOK TIME TIME TIME LOCKED B MED LOW HI I A Q P O N M L K J ™ A. EasyConvect conversion G. Number pads M. Stop time B. Convection oven settings H. Start (control lock) N. Cook time (length of cooking time) C. Oven settings I. Off O. Self-clean D. Proof bread setting J. Options
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The Control Lock is preset unlocked, but can be locked. When the control is locked, only the TIMER SET/START, TIMER Electronic Control Pads OFF and OVEN LIGHT pads will function. When pressing any control pad function on the Electronic Oven Control, use the pad of your finger to press the desired function. To Lock/Unlock Control: Before locking, make sure the oven, Hold down the pad a few seconds, or until the desired function the Timer and Timed Cooking are off. Press and hold the START app
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To Dehydrate: Position the racks according to the following chart. See Fahrenheit and Celsius - Option 1 “Positioning Racks and Bakeware” section for diagram. Fahrenheit is the default setting, but setting may be changed to Celsius. NUMBER OF RACKS RACK POSITION(S) To Change: Press OPTIONS, then 1 on the keypad for Celsius. 13 To convert back to Fahrenheit, press OPTIONS, then 1 again on the keypad. 22 and 4 31, 3 and 5 Tones - Options 2, 3, 4 1. Close the oven door. Tones are audible signal
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Sabbath Mode - Option 7 The Sabbath Mode sets the oven to remain on in a bake setting 2. Press COOK TIME. until turned off. A timed Sabbath Mode can also be set to keep 3. Press the number pads to enter the length of Sabbath Mode the oven on for only part of the Sabbath. time, up to 11 hours 59 minutes. When the Sabbath Mode is set, only the number and start pads 4. Press START. The oven will begin a timed bake cycle. will function, no tones will sound, and the displays will not show The sta
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OVEN USE Odors and smoke are normal when the oven is used the first few times, or when it is heavily soiled. Meat Thermometer IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to On models without a temperature probe, use a meat the fumes given off. Exposure to the fumes may result in death to thermometer to determine whether meat, poultry and fish, are certain birds. Always move birds to another closed and well- cooked to the desired degree of doneness. The internal ventilated r
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1. Press the number pads to enter a probe temperature. The To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, raise the front probe temperature can be set between 130°F and 190°F edge, and then lift out. Use the following illustration and charts as (54°C and 88°C). a guide. 2. Press BAKE, CONVECT BAKE or CONVECT ROAST. 5 Press number pads to enter a temperature other than the one 4 displayed. 3 3. Press START. 2 The set oven temperature will appear on the oven display 1 throughout cooking.
